Adrenomedullin inhibits norepinephrine-induced contraction of rat seminal vesicle

Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 224.e1-224.e5

  Liao, Su Bin ^a   Wai Sum, O ^a   Tang, Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADRENOMEDULLIN RECEPTOR; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE INHIBITOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HAMD 2252; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

EID: 84862977263     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.03.036     Document Type: Article

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